The condensation effect of the Book of Darkness was far inferior to that of the blood core. The essence blood emerging from the blood core would either be absorbed by the dark golden blood energy or transform into auric flame blood. The Book of Darkness only served to remove some impurities and concentrate the blood, barely qualifying it for use. It seemed like everything Qianye didn’t need would be absorbed by the book.

The advantage of the Book of Darkness was its speed. It would only need half a day to refine enough essence blood to recover a Shot of Inception. With the Book of Darkness in hand, Qianye’s ability to engage in prolonged fights would increase sharply. The only bad thing was that the book’s refinement consumed much more essence blood.

Linken required half a day to suppress her injuries, hence she gave Qianye half a day’s time.

With all the demonkin warships on the retreat, the Martyr’s Palace was left hovering silently in the void, not unlike a sleeping monster.

The high-speed warship slowly approached while flashing its signal lights. On one hand, it was to announce that it came in peace, while on...